Perhaps as much as ever, all eyes in the movie world will be on the 78th Cannes Film Festival when it gets underway Tuesday in the South of France.

Hollywood is pulling out the stops this summer movie season, which kicks off with Friday's release Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*.”.

Superheroes are back in a big way this summer at the movies, with big offerings from both DC and Marvel.

“Saturday Night Live” will close out its epic 50th season with Scarlett Johansson as host and Bad Bunny as musical guest.

New films from Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, and Richard Linklater will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.

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Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter opened the 50th anniversary celebration of “Saturday Night Live" and Paul McCartney closed it down.

The 50th anniversary celebration of “Saturday Night Live” is so big, it’s not even on Saturday.

The “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special will include guest appearances by Tom Hanks, Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, John Mulaney, Dave Chappelle, Scarlett Johansson and numerous other stars who’ve been associated with the show over the years.

“Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo is being feted as Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year.

Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals has named “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo as its 2025 Woman of the Year.

Sabrina Carpenter hosting a holiday variety music special on Netflix and Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw playing a spy and an assassin in the TV series “Black Doves" are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.

Adam Pearson is an ardent believer in the old adage: Nothing wagered, nothing gained.

It's a three-peat for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”.

Gru and the minions are celebrating a second week in first place at the North American box office.

The makers of “Fly Me to the Moon” gave a space mission rom-com a shot and made things more interesting by setting the story, starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, smack in the middle of the real-life Apollo 11 mission.

When it comes to online scams and foreign disinformation, it pays to be female.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was a star speaker at the annual AI for Good conference Thursday, addressing the U.N. telecommunications agency’s annual gathering about how to tap the societal promise of artificial intelligence technology.

OpenAI says it plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices that “Her” actor Scarlett Johansson says sounds “eerily similar" to her own.

Actor Scarlett Johansson and NFL legend Dan Marino come from different professions, but they have two things in common: Both have a sweet tooth and an infatuation with M&Ms. Johansson and Marino will star in the Super Bowl commercial that will focus on the candy being the comfort fun food while watching the big game.

Colin Jost, the co-anchor of Weekend Update on "Saturday Night Live," will get a chance to roast leading political and media figures as the featured entertainer at the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents’ Association in April.

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When the Super Bowl halftime show was born, college marching bands were the main on-field attraction.

Associated Press film writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle have named their best movies of 2023.

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“Asteroid City" is among Anderson’s most charmingly chock-full creations, a much-layered, ’50s-set fusion of science fiction, midcentury theater and about a hundred other influences ranging from Looney Tunes to “Bad Day at Black Rock.”.

Nicholas Evans, the British author of the bestselling novel “The Horse Whisperer,” has died at 72.

Jennifer Lopez will be honored for her film and television achievements at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost once made comedy skits on “Saturday Night Live,” but now the married couple will reunite onscreen to dodge a mind-reading Alexa device in a new Super Bowl commercial.

Even with some mighty competition from new Matrix and Sing movies and rising concerns over the omicron variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” stayed in the No. 1 spot, with $81.5 million according to studio estimates Sunday.

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Pandemic moviegoing is finally starting to look like pre-pandemic moviegoing.

Scarlett Johansson and the Walt Disney Co_ have settled her lawsuit over the streaming release of “Black Widow.”.

“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” stayed on top at the box office, collecting $35.8 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The day for day-and-date releases has passed — at least for the Walt Disney Co.′ upcoming releases.

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“Candyman” has hooked the top spot at the North American box office.

Scarlett Johansson is a mom to two now.

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Despite growing concerns over the delta variant, “Jungle Cruise” still drew moviegoers out to theaters during the film’s opening weekend to sail atop the North American box office.

Scarlett Johansson is suing the Walt Disney Co. over its streaming release of “Black Widow,” which she said breached her contract and deprived her of potential earnings.

“Black Widow” ceded its No. 1 spot to an unlikely foe in only its second week in theaters: The Tune Squad.

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Disney second-quarter revenue dropped as the pandemic continued to weigh on its parks and theme parks.

Amid growing pressure on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, NBC said Monday that will not air the Golden Globes in 2022.

This image released by Disney/Marvel Studios' shows Scarlett Johansson in a scene from "Black Widow." (Marvel Studios/Disney via AP)NEW YORK – The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday overhauled its upcoming film release plans, postponing some of its biggest films and shifting Marvel's “Black Widow," among other titles, to Disney+ the same time they arrive in theaters. “Black Widow," once planned to debut in May 2020, had been set to kickoff the summer movie season on May 7. In December when announcing an ambitious array of streaming programming, the company suggested that Disney+ would regularly be home to Pixar, among other brands. Warner Bros. earlier set a release plan for 2021 that, like Disney will with “Black Widow,” gives viewers the choice of paying for a movie at home or on the big screen.

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2020 file photo, Scarlett Johansson, left, and Colin Jost arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Meals on Wheels America announced Thursday on Instagram that Johansson and Jost married over the weekend in an intimate ceremony. AdIn his latest film, a new version of "Tom and Jerry” that combines animation with live action, Jost plays a groom in an elaborate high-profile wedding at a ritzy hotel. Filmed before his own nuptials, Jost picked up a little something from the experience. “My character obviously is going overboard in an attempt to both please his bride and impress her father,” Jost said.

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2020 file photo, Scarlett Johansson, left, and Colin Jost arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Meals on Wheels America announced Thursday on Instagram that Johansson and Jost married over the weekend in an intimate ceremony. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, FIle)

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2020 file photo, Scarlett Johansson, left, and Colin Jost arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Meals on Wheels America announced Thursday on Instagram that Johansson and Jost married over the weekend in an intimate ceremony. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, FIle)LOS ANGELES – Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost have tied the knot a year after engagement. Meals on Wheels America announced Thursday on Instagram that Johansson and Jost married over the weekend in an intimate ceremony. This is the first marriage for the 38-year-old Jost, who is the co-anchor of “SNL's” Weekend Update.

NEW YORK – The Walt Disney Co. has further postponed its next mega-movies from Marvel, including “Black Widow,” while also postponing Steven Spielberg's “West Side Story” a full year in the company's latest recalibration due to the pandemic. The Scarlett Johansson Marvel movie “Black Widow,” last set for Nov. 6, heads to May 7 of next year. That was the date set for “West Side Story,” but Spielberg's musical will instead debut in December 2021. Given the interconnected nature of Marvel releases, the latest delay of “Black Widow” had a domino effect on other films. Since the pandemic began, the company's “Mulan,” “Hamilton” and “Artemis Fowl” have gone direct to streaming, with “Mulan” made available for a $30 premium purchase by subscribers.

More Avengers: Endgame stars are weighing in on Martin Scorsese's comments that Marvel movies are "not cinema." I think that's the key," he said. Fellow Oscar winner Francis Ford Coppola has shared his support for Scorsese's comments, calling Marvel films "despicable." Backstage, Ruffalo spoke with ET about Scorsese's criticism of his films, where he shared his admiration for the director. RELATED CONTENT: Martin Scorsese Stands by Marvel Movie Comments (Exclusive) Embed Code RestartMartin Scorsese Doubles Down on Critical Marvel Remarks: 'Nothing Is at Risk'Mark Ruffalo and Marvel Heads React to Martin Scorsese's Comments About Superhero Movies (Exclusive)Francis Ford Coppola Calls Marvel Movies 'Despicable' After Martin Scorsese's Critique

Tessa Thompson is here for an all-female Marvel movie, and as she told ET's Rachel Smith at Tuesday's Lady and the Tramp premiere in New York City, the other women of the MCU are "eager" for it as well. "I don't know [if it will be in the pipeline in the near future]. "I don't know what the fate of my character, how that all plays in... we need a time machine." So I truly don't know a thing." RELATED CONTENT:Scarlett Johansson Would Fully Support an All-Women Marvel Movie (Exclusive)Upcoming Marvel Movies: The Full List From 'The Eternals' to 'Thor: Love and Thunder' and More

Scarlett Johansson is smitten with her fiance, Colin Jost! "He did [do it in a romantic way], he killed it," she gushes. Johansson went on to praise her future husband, saying of Jost, "He's very charming and very thoughtful and romantic. Johansson was previously married to actor Ryan Reynolds from 2008 to 2011 and journalist Romain Dauriac from 2014 to 2017. As for when the wedding date will be, Johansson quips, "I have to clear my schedule first."

Scarlett Johansson is looking to give fans something they really want with her upcoming Black Widow film. The actress walked the red carpet at the premiere of her new film, Jojo Rabbit, in Los Angeles on Tuesday, and she opened up to ET's Lauren Zima about how the standalone Black Widow movie will hopefully give audiences "closure" for her character. "I don't know if I can take it anymore without any closure," Johansson explained. However, the Black Widow movie is set between the events of Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, and will explore the personal adventures and journey of Black Widow, a.k.a. While Black Widow won't be hitting theaters until May 1, 2020, Johansson will soon be gracing big screens around the country in director Taika Waititi's hotly anticipated anti-fascism World War II dramedy, Jojo Rabbit.

If an all-female Marvel movie happens someday soon, it has Scarlett Johansson's full endorsement -- regardless if she's involved. "I completely, fully support an all-female Marvel movie," the 34-year-old actress stated. She has her own Black Widow movie on the way, which wrapped production just last month. Although Marvel Studios hasn't lent credence to fans' and the actress' hopes for an all-female project, it's been on people's minds for some time. An all-female Marvel cinematic experience.

Scarlett Johansson knew instantly that she wanted to play Nicole in Netflix's upcoming divorce drama, Marriage Story. The 34-year-old actress, who has been divorced twice, opens up about connecting with the material in Elle's Women in Hollywood issue. ElleBut it was the dialogue and the story that really drove Johansson to the project. I didnt hesitate at all, because I knew that Id have the opportunity to say those words, she explains. Its all valuable.For more from Johansson, watch the clip below:RELATED CONTENT:Scarlett Johansson Plays Coy About Wedding Planning at 2019 Toronto International Film Festival (Exclusive)Dylan Farrow Fires Back After Scarlett Johansson Says She Believes Woody AllenScarlett Johansson Defends Woody Allen: 'I Believe Him, and I Would Work With Him Anytime'

Scarlett Johansson has a lot going on these days. The Avengers: Endgame actress headed to Canada over the weekend for the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, where she is celebrating the premiere screenings of two upcoming films, Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit. The actress spoke with ET's Keltie Knight on the red carpet outside the screening of Jojo Rabbit, and Johansson marveled at the whirlwind experience of heading to a festival to rep multiple projects. the actress joked, playing coy when asked how her wedding is going to get planned. Jojo Rabbit hits theaters Oct. 18, while Marriage Story will be debut in select theaters and on Netflix Dec. 6.

Dylan Farrow is calling out Scarlett Johansson. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Johansson strongly defended Woody Allen, whom she's worked with on multiple films. "I love Woody," Johansson told THR. "@JoyVBehar saying that the experts have exonerated Woody Allen is utterly false and a truly abhorrent mischaracterization," Farrow claimed on Twitter. Thank you to @sunny for pushing back on the false narrative Woody Allen has tried so hard to perpetuate.

Scarlett Johansson (L) and director Woody Allen arrive at the premiere of Weinstein Company's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" at the Mann Village Theater on Aug. 4, 2008, in Westwood, California. (CNN) - Scarlett Johansson is facing major backlash for some reported comments about controversial director Woody Allen. Johansson was asked during the interview how she felt about Allen and said, "I love Woody. "Scarlett Johansson vehemently defending Woody Allen, further solidifying herself as one of the worst people working in Hollywood," Michael Cuby, editor-at-large for Them, tweeted. Johansson was asked during the interview about her stance on Allen in light of the "cultural environment where there is a new and powerful emphasis on believing women's allegations."

Scarlett Johansson has no regrets over working with controversial director Woody Allen. Although multiple actors who have worked with Allen -- including Michael Caine and Timothe Chalamet -- have since distanced themselves from the 83-year-old director, Johansson strongly defends him. Johansson says she is still in touch with Allen, and that she has talked openly with him about the allegations. "I see Woody whenever I can, and I have had a lot of conversations with him about it," she shares. "It was almost like you found something you didn't even realize you needed," Johansson tells The Hollywood Reporter of the movement.

The movie won't arrive in theaters until May 1, 2020, so until then, we've rounded up everything we know about Black Widow (so far). "That's what drew me to the story: She has so many secrets," Black Widow director Cate Shortland added. But isn't Black Widow dead? Meet the castIn addition to Johansson, Black Widow stars Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz, David Harbour (Stranger Things), O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid's Tale) and Florence Pugh (Midsommar). #blackwidow#taskmaster@MarvelStudios#scarlettjohanssonpic.twitter.com/c4504e6BEu Andy Park (@andyparkart) July 21, 2019Behind the cameraShortland is helming Black Widow from a script by Jac Scaeffer.

Taika Waititi may have confirmed that he's returning to the MCU with the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder, but he has a very different project hitting theaters first: Jojo Rabbit, an "anti-hate satire" in which he plays Adolf Hitler. ("What better way to insult Hitler than having him portrayed by a Polynesian Jew?" The movie is set during World War II and centers on a German boy (Roman Griffin Davis) whose imaginary friend is, yes, Hitler. "I couldn't be more excited to finally ridicule Nazis and their beliefs," Waititi said of the movie. Jojo Rabbit will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before hitting theaters on Oct. 18.

As one of the longest-tenured members of the MCU, Scarlett Johansson is no stranger to a major Marvel event. Rachel [Weisz, who is also set to star in Black Widow] was going, 'It's so great to work with all these amazing women!'" It seems to me that Marvel are really focused on getting really interesting roles made for women, powerful, interesting, complicated women," noted The Favourite star. Black Widow is set to hit theaters on May 1, 2020. RELATED CONTENT:Marvel Announes Phase 4 at Comic-Con: 'Black Widow,' 'The Eternals,' 'Thor 4' and More'Black Widow': Rachel Weisz, Florence Pugh, David Harbour and More Dish on Their Characters (Exclusive)Angelina Jolie Makes Surprise Comic-Con Appearance With 'The Eternals' Cast

Fans of Black Widow got loads of exciting new details on the upcoming film at Comic-Con 2019! After the films cast was officially announced during the Marvel panel on Saturday, ETs Ash Crossan spoke with Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz and O.T. Midsommar star Pugh, who plays Yelena Belova, said that her character has a "sister" bond with Natasha. Weisz couldn't dish on whether or not she gets to spar with Johansson in the film, but it seems her character, Melina, would be a more-than-worthy opponent. As for Harbour, the Stranger Things star's Black Widow character -- Alexei, aka the Red Guardian -- may bear a familiar, if frosty, resemblance to a character Natasha has worked closely with in the MCU canon.